I'm surprised that so many people write that if you haven't read Frank Herbert's novel you won't understand the movie. Well, why can't we abstract ourselves from the book and just enjoy a beautifully made film? Dynamic, entertaining, vivid and clever. Personally I haven't read any of Herbert's books and I really liked the movie. I watched it on 123movies. It's so classically filmed that from the very first minutes you literally dissolve into it. It's like you're transported into that fabulous fantasy desert of Arrakis. You really feel the heat of the sand and the wind. The sand grains swirling around you. Yes, the movie is over 2.5 hours long and I got a little tired towards the end. But to say that I was bored I can not.